The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-09-13

Tennessee.
Deputy MarShals dos. Spurricr Henderson
Young and George Graves have returned TO
Nashville from IA raid on the mo1nshiners of
the pea ridge country, in Pickett county in the
northern part of this state. The main object of
the trip was the capture of the Taylor boys,
who have SO long doted the officers Of the row
onuc department.. BY tho time the marShalS
had arrived within i've miles of the hiding
places of the TaylOrs, some friends of the men
who were wanted discovered the raiders, and
in "a few minutes a loud hailoo was heard from
an adjoining hill top.
The cry was taken up and echoed from Hill
TO Hill, and in n few minutes the Taylols and
all other moonshiners knew that the hated
raiders were ont, and the mOonshmers and
stills disappeared as if by magic. Ii was use
less TO search aiterthe moonshuer's signal was
heard, rs TO tarry in the vicinity meant death.
Tho marSlals turned their attention to the
mountain spurs on the head waters of Ohedo
river, aud succeeded in capturing and DESTROY
ing one still. This still had been heard of Tor
several years, but being very small il had been
always spirited away ON the approach OF rev.
euuo men.
Deputy Marshals Graves and Young sue
cycdod in capturing one of the MarlaWs ON
Martins creek. Some time ago still on the
NARROW place was destroyed, and Mr. Suurrier
went 60 a house to arrest the owner. Before
he reached the building he was halted and
found himself face to face with n double-har-
roiod shot gun aud he was given the choice be-
departed,
There is still much excitement over the
charges against Collector HDlSuNn of the
Nashville internal revenue district, that Inc
had assessed all his subordiuatcs tive and ten
dollars each for the auti-prohibition cam
paign fund Tho way i'll which the matter got
out was by private letter from Ed VOLS, "A
Storekeeper at Maxwell, Tenn. 10 his mother
in which he says that he don't like to con-
tribute, but suppoSeS he must.
Wells was interviewed today at the Max
WELL and reiterated all his statements in the
letter. He told how Royce brought the sub.
lect M, and told hun, and afterwards told
Fry, another storekooper OF that vicinity, in
his presence. Boyce said: "Wells. Hillsman
writes me to tell YOU fellows that he wants
you to send him - apiece for the State Pro
/ tectivo association and prohibition fund. "
Wells said, "all right" but did not want 10
do So, and SO wrote homo for advice Wells
sent IN his resignation hy today's mail. The
( assessment, EoyCo said HiilSnau had o;derod.
Mr. Hulmon to-day received the following
I F,NErrtulf september S-Hon. Jue r. hin.
. man, COLLECTOR Htn gts.tttt. NushN l.c fcuu no
. Nev' Ian Nu. lc pul Nae3 in g Nonne. f Nelncs
kycrvr ami ctu.tr s.atse ma iecr 20 his mott cs
that Nc had n,cH u>,cst ed hy Sou five dollars, aud
h.l 81 just uNyu osc2 hlm au brought am .rlvy
to hiu nom NuN Tor hm to contribute tive dollars
10 AVlp Hc.C1. ltyuiai, on i'm Ituu >.yc iCliVcrel
uo >tou og,',r 60 hlu OF any other poison ir.m yuu
+ Re.py t0lly. PAvI B,YtK
The following was published in The Nash
willie Evening Eouurr of Friday:
For several day, Ihe rlmar has bten current that
Notwithstanding thc eiNu service rules 10 the lun.
trarS. strong efforts have bprn made ta enli,, Tie
employees Of the iuicrna! re' euue department IN the
iattr>s, o. TIE auu prohibit n.s,S A Banner IT,
Porter has investigated the fumor oud eicitei The
F following facts.
a lew days $50 Mr. Hi. Wells, United states